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underaid

underaid verb: to aid clandestinely.

Verb

underaid (third-person singular simple present underaids, present participle underaiding, simple past and past participle underaided)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To aid clandestinely.
  2. (transitive) To give insufficient aid.

Forms of underaid

third-person singular presentunderaids
present participleunderaiding
past participleunderaided
pastunderaided

Origin of underaid

From under- + aid.

Questions about underaid

What does underaid mean?
Underaid means to aid clandestinely.
What part of speech is underaid?
Underaid is a verb.
What is the past tense of underaid?
The past tense of underaid is underaided.

Words near underaid in the dictionary

  1. underagents
  2. underager
  3. underagers
  4. underages
  5. underagitation
  6. underaid
  7. underaided
  8. underaiding
  9. underaids
  10. underailable
  11. underailed

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